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Shelly Mentus, LMHC

Based in Florida Online sessions

Compassionate counselor for relationship and parenting challenges

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Years in practice
15
Credentials
LMHC
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Focus
Addictions
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Intimacy-related issues
About

About Shelly

Shelly Mentus is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Her work centers on improving communication, trust, and emotional connection in relationships while also addressing individual concerns like grief, addiction, and trauma.

Shelly blends practical therapy methods to match each person's needs. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and emotion-focused work to shift unhelpful thoughts and strengthen bonds with others.

Background and approach

Mindful awareness and acceptance strategies are often used to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Many clients seek her help for relationship and intimacy-related issues, codependency, or family conflict. She also supports people coping with life transitions, career stress, caregiver strain, and concerns around self-esteem and body image.

Substance use and anger are addressed with straightforward, goal-oriented plans. Shelly creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through painful experiences, including trauma, abandonment, and grief. She emphasizes practical skills and clear communication so people can practice changes between sessions.

Her Christian perspective informs a caring stance when requested by clients. Outside of clinical work she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Shelly works with

Everything Shelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shelly helps people with.

Approaches Shelly lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that align with personal values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression and worry; it is practical and skill-based. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying emotional patterns in relationships and building stronger emotional bonds, which can help with intimacy and communication issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens collaboratively. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, past attempts at change, and preferences, then recommend techniques to try. Treatment can be adjusted over time based on what helps the client make steady progress.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video makes it easier to read facial expressions and body language, phone sessions can fit short check-ins or times with limited bandwidth, and chat or messaging supports quick reflections and ongoing thought tracking between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, manage caregiving responsibilities, or stay connected while traveling.
Questions

Questions people ask about Shelly

What concerns does Shelly commonly address?

She works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, parenting concerns, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is compassionate and direct, focusing on clear communication and practical skills. She blends acceptance, mindfulness, and cognitive strategies to reduce distress and improve relationships.

How much experience does she have?

Shelly has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship, trauma, and parenting-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, credentialed as an LMHC, and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client and applicable regulations.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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